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THOUGHT 1T WAS OIL.
The ComiCaI Error of an Enthusi-
astiC Laramie Man.
MISLEADING Sticky Pitch for Solicited
Petroleum.
A Specimen Assayed Without Aid
of Fire, Water or Acid.

A Laramie man is a nonenity if not
boastful OF the institutions of his home,
and the wonders and natural advantages
Of the territory contiguous to the Gem
City. 1t is a habit, popularity or virtue
learned from observation of the methods of
enterprising Cheyenneites. The typical
citizen of either town will sing about the
mineral deposits, rave over the coal beds,
and preach for hours about the induce
ment held out for capitalists to invest,
and manufacturers to establish plants, not
forgetting to impress Upon the listener
the value of rivers and lakes of petroleum
and the possible existence of natural gas
a few miles from mountains of iron.
The foregoing is merely written as an
apology for an over enthusiastic Laramie
lite whose ignorance Of the geological for
nation of the region in which he lives
led him to commit a quite natural though
rather comical error. A perusal of this
article will probably convey to the gentle
man the first intimation that the visions
of future wealth and opulence which
have been floating through his imagina-
tive brain for the past ten days are about
to take wings and that their original con
ception was entirely unwarranted. His ex
perience is this.
While riding along a mountain path
about twelve miles from Laramie he
paused to gaze at the surrounding country
beneath the shade of an enormous pine
tree. Wearying of the scene, he pro
ceeded to note the immediate surround
ings. The presence of lark streaks in a
ledge of sandstone came under his observ-
alton. The sight was out of the ordinary
and he investigated. A close examina-
ton developed that the streaks were ir-
regular and might more properly be
termed deposits. Their presence first
suggested coal. Clipping off a fragment
he discovered that its gravity precluded
the possibility of its being coal. Kind
ling a fire, he soon demonstrated that the
unknown material, though neither anthra
cite nor bitumen, burned rapidly. He
grasped an %altitudinous idea from the
rarified atmosphere. 1t was petrolem;
an oil spring existed in the vicinity. Not
searching for the source of the mysterious
find, he FASTENED to Laramie and immedi-
ately shipped several specimens of the
supposed solicited petroleum to a Chey-
emit assayer, in whose Office they were
viewed by a LEADER representative. The
package was accompanied by an urgent
request to assay the specimen without
delay.
The use of fire or acids was unnecessary
to make the assay. The well trained
nasal organs of the mineralogist told him
that the specimen was impure spruce
gum, in short, that the supposed valuable
discovery of the Laramie man was the
excrement of the mountain pine tree. The
exudations flow from this species of fauna
during the warm months, and have upon
more than one occasion caused the mex
perienced to declare that the oleaginous
formations in the vicinity of mountain
groves were conclusive indications of the
proximity of petroleum deposits.
, 1887-11-04
The Salt Lake Express Robbed.

PUEBLO, Colo, Nov. 2.-About l
O'CLOCK CLOCK tins ms morning notPng5d sey Sa1t masked nra I men
on the Denver & Rio Grande road, a few
miles east of Grand Junction, and com,
PEELED the engineer, fireman and mail and
express messengers to leave the train, and
while they we're being guarded by three
of their number the Others passed through
the train, relieving the passengers Of
money and valuables. The robbers then
entered the express car, but failed to open
the safe. The mail pouches we're cut and
the registered packages and letters opened.
The train was then allowed to proceed,
after being delayed over an hour, and the
robbers took to the mountains. 1t has
not yet been learned how much money
they secured.
, 1887-11-04
The Markets-stocks and Cattle.

The Markets-Stocks and Cattle.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-The stock mar
ket to. day was much. less active and not so
izing on a limited demand left prices
somewhat lower.
Governments dull and steady. Mining
shares dull. Money, 81 per cent.
Petroleum opened strong at 723 and
advanced to 74s before noon, but in the
afternoon realizing sales caused a sharp
decline. There was some improvement in
the last hour, however, the market clos
ing firm at 735. Sales 100000 barrels.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's, III; American Express,
los; Canada Pacific, 533; Canada South
ern, 54B; Central Pacific, 80; Burlington,
1881; Delaware, Lackawanna, 1878; Den
yer & Rio Grande, 224; Erie, 274; Lake
Shore, 932; Louisville & Nashville, ssh;
Michigan Central, 87f; Kansas & Texas,
IlSf; New York Central, 1861; Northern
Pacific, 2l4; preferred, 45; Northwest
ern, 1913; Oregon Improvement, 3S;
Navigation, SGT; Transcontinental, 1873;
Pacific Mail, 80; Panama, =; Rock
Island, 1l2; Milwaukee & St. Paul,
1874; Texas Pacific, "a; Union Pacific,
484; United States Express, IS; Fargo,
q; Western Union, tn.
CHICAGO, Nov. misunderstanding,
5000; market 5 cents higher for best
natives, others unchanged; shipping
steers, 50. 7095.l 10; stockers and feeders,
81, O@2. 60; Texas cattle, I.5O92.6 60;
Western rangers. 81. 20(93.60.
Sheep-Receipcs 5000; market a shade
higher for best; natives, 81. 75@4.5 SO;
Western, 50. 7593.65; Texans, 81. 25G
3.25.
Wheat-Market steady. Cash. II 1916
December, 70; May 7SB.
, 1887-11-04
A Singular Case.

New YORK, Nov. 3.-John j. Cough
lin, Al years old, an inmate of Wards
island insane asylum since 1888, died
there yesterday, the attendants say from
injuries received in a fall from a ten foot
high extension while attempting to escape.
His injuries were conclusion of the brain,
fracture of the left wrist, fracture of sew
eral ribs, fracture of the left thigh, frac-
ture of the left ankle and Commissions. 1t
is thought singular that such numerous
and severe injuries should result from
such a slight fall, and an inquest will be
held
, 1887-11-04
The Cholera Infested Vessels.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Health officer
William Smith gives the following sum
mary of facts in regard to cholera among
the passengers of the steamships Alesia
and Brit,ania: The Alesia had six
deaths from cholera on the voyage four
passengers and two of the crew, There
have been in all among the Alesia's pas
sengers thirty five cases of cholera, nine
teen of which proved fatal. There have
been two deaths from other causes. On
Brittania there have been only four cases
since her arrival, DR.. Smith added: The
health officer and commissioners ofquaran-
tine have done and are doing everything
possible for the safety of the people.
, 1887-11-04
The New York "Graphicn Sold.

New YORK, Nov. NEGOTIATIONS for
the sale of the New York Graphic have
been concluded, and a syndicate Of
wealthy capitalists in New York and
Philadelphia have finally secured control
of the paper. This arrangement will
keep the Graphic an independent Demo
cratic %iournol, and a friend of the national
and state administrations. Mayor Hinck-
ley, its former proprietor, retains a ma
iority of the stock. Edward Il. Golf has
been selected as president of the new or
ganization, and Mr.. 3, G. Brown will be
general manager. Col. Frank A. Burr.
of the Philadelphia Times, will be editor.
, 1887-11-04
Crows on the Warpath.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. "a special
from Bismarck, D. T., says: 1t is re-
ported that 200 Grow indians who es-
capped from the soldiers near Custer are
now on the ~warpath, and the soldiers in
Montana are now preparing as best as
they can for defense. Sitting Bull is at
Standing Rock with over 5000 Sioux and
is said to be in league with the Crows.
The people west of the Mississippi are
anxious that Fort Lincoln, five
miles South of here, be given more
troops.
, 1887-11-04

CHICAGO, Nov. 3'-Specials from New
Orleans say there was no game of base
ball yesterday owing to the conduct Of
the New Workers, some of whom, it is
charged, have been drinking heavily since
their arrival there 1t is not unlikely that
the New York combination. owing to in
temperance, will be broken up in New
Orleans. without proceeding further on
their California trip.
, 1887-11-04
Fatal Shooting AHrav.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Nov. "a shoot
ing ARRAY occurred here tonight between
Edward Richardson, of St. Paul and
Fred Hanson, proprietor of the Galloway
house, in which Richardson was killed
and Hanson fatally wounded. The cause
is supposed to be jealousy. Richardson
was formerly steward at the Galloway
house, but after his wife for some reason
got a divorce from him. he left the city
and Hanson then married the divorced
wife.
, 1887-11-04

PTTTsBURG, Nov. 3.-An engine of
the Fort Wayne railroad struck a street
car at Federal street crossing in Allegheny
City this evening, and two passengers
who jumped from the car were caught
under the wheels of the engine and ground
to death. Those remaining on the car
were not injured.
, 1887-11-04

The latest styJeS of Fish,
Clark y Hagg " echcsUear,
and Hats from the IeGd-
ing BrOadsUa y halter,
Y'Ounsan, at W'httcOmb y
Co.'S.
, 1887-11-04
Fire Damp Explosion.

LONDON, Nov. 3.-Au explosion of fire
damp occurred this morning in a lead
mine at Matlock, county of Derby.
Twenty-Five men were in the pit at the
time. Five of the dead bodies have
already been removed.
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For fine watch repairing,
DAVID MILLER, Idelman block.

Curtains Poles, Walnut,
Ebony or Cherry, tCith
brass ends, rings and GC-
tgres complete, only 80 c.
ItindOU Shades best
spring complete only 80 c.
"THE F.FER.n
, 1887-11-04

Just in, u IsH lime of
White from Stone China,
Of all descriptions, 90 per
cent less than eUer before
sold tn this country, also u
nice assortment of Y'eLtOW
and Rockingham serNre
Lamps of all kinds, Very
cheap.
"TAE F.HFR.n
FERRIS MOVES HOUSES
Olc E:Gaa.4l .o
, 1887-11-04

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-Secretary Saunders,
Of the Consolidated Cattle Growers Asso-
citation, who has Just returned from the
late national convention at Kansas City,
states that the announcement contained
in the dispatches from that point yester.
day to the effect that a resolution calling
upon congress to indemnify cattle owners
for losses occasioned by the forced removal
of cattle from the Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe Indian reservations was passed, is
totally erroneous, as he said the resolution
was merely referred to the executive
board of the association.
, 1887-11-04

Warranty deeds at the Leader office.
, 1887-11-04

Ladies' all wool garments cleaned or
dyed, all made up. Colorado Steam Dye
Works, 2732, Larimer street, Denver.
, 1887-11-04

FERRIS MOVES HOUSES
FOG Fifteenth street
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Lawrence.


There are still number of cases of diph-
liberia in town, but all seem to be doing very
well.
Owing to the illness of its editor, the
Times failed to put in an appearance last
week
A son of Bartlett Crawford, living south
west of town, fell from a tree last Saturday,
breaking his collar-bone.
Rev. Mr.. Oden of the Methodist church.
administered the ordinance of baptism to
two candidates last Sunday afternoon, at the
river.
There were lots of pretty school-ma'am ans
in town last week, more than you would dare
to "shake stick at" although the attend
ance was not as large as was anticipated.
The convention, however, was voted a grand
success.
Rev. Charles Bailey of this place, late pas
tor of the Baptist church, who has been an
Invalid for some time past, died very sud
denly last Saturday morning. Funeral SER
vices were held at the house on Sunday
afternoon. All who knew Mr.. Bailey will
unite in saying a good man has left us.
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Decatur.

David Harris spent Sunday in town.
Gladys Lincoln was here one day last
week.
Blanche Hayden has been in town for a
few days.
Nettie Hopkins, with her babe, returned
home from Paw Paw last week.
Prof Pierce was called away last Friday
to see his mother, who is very sick.
Prof. Randall and wife of Leonidas, are
spending few days at DIR. Kinney's.
Mrs. Frank Parsons and her two children
are making her parents a visit.
David Lille of Cass county, visited his
daughter, Mrs. Austin Charles, last Saturday.
w. f. Sawyer, who has been at Ottawa,
Ills, for some time, has come home on
account of ill health.
James Nutting, who has been on pros
pecting tour to California, returned home
last week. He brings a favorable report
from the Golden State.
The Decatur base ball club, first nine,
played game with Rathbun's hustlers last
Friday. on the new diamond. Score, forty
to fourteen i'll favor of the club and against
the hustlers.
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Gobleville.

Ninian Ferguson now occupies his new
residence.
Louis Daratt is clerking for r. u. Myers
at the depot.
Alfred Finch will remodel and enlarge his
residence this spring.
Geo. Young is improving slowly from
very dangerous illness.
Jas. Loveland has frame up for a saw
mill near his residence.
There is talk of our furniture factory being
moved to Holland, Mich.
Yves and Alse moving their barns back
makes a decided improvement on those
streets.
Efie Monteith is the dev-we will say
type-setter assistant compositor etc., i'll the
Star Office.
VIM. III. Eaton, who has been at work in
the factory for some time, has returned to
his home in Buchanan, where he gets a more
remunerative position in furniture factory
Johnny Feek says he wasn't one of 'em.
We don't think John would so disgrace him
self as to be numbered with such characters
as committed the outrage at Four Mile Lake
See g. Son are spreading it on their "clerk"
pretty thick. We are assured that he is
neither circus nor a mensgerie, but jolly
good boy, and we would advise Ev. to look
out for his stamps"
Ed Herrons memory is failing him. A
recent act of his fully corroborates our state
ment. He should be prosecuted for cruelty
to animals. He is not responsible if he
couldn't remember. Ed.
The gentlemen's social was failure in
some respects. Those cakes, ETC., that the
ladies were to bring, failed to materialize.
When the women 60 back on fellow, things
don't just seem to harmonic, somehow.
Born, to Gobleville, May 18th, 1887, a
newspaper, christened the Gobleville Star.
Fred W. Stark fathers the child. Mr.. Stark
seems to be person we'll qualified to edit a
good paper, and we hope the sheet starts out
with a strong constitution, 80 that it may
survive the untoward circumstances that
have cut the thread of life of our former
| Ltghts.
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A few weeks since, the NoRTHERNER sug-
gested the advisability and practicability of
organizing the singers of this place into a
society for mutual improvement and profit,
and for the increase of interest in musical
matters. We are pleased TO be able TO state
that the ideas embodied in such suggestion
have been utilized and that such a society
has been organized and christened "The
Choral Union" The following is a list of its
officers: 4. M. Russell, president; Clara
Anderson, vice-president; q. III. Butler, SEQ
rotary; Louise Bilsborrow, treasurer; Sue M.
Chappell, musical director; @. Il. Hutchins,
G. w. Rooms and G.. w. Myers, executive
committee. The union starts ont under very
favorable auspices. Meeting next Monday
evening at the parlors of the Baptist church.
All singers invited to join.
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Hartford.

Sui. Cook has the job of sprinkling the
streets this season.
John Brooks is clerking in the postofice
in place of Miss Vaughn, resigned.
Our high school commencement exercises
are expected to be grand affair this year.
Prof. and Mrs. Bradt and Miss Edith
Collett attended church at Keller on Sunday
last.
James Stratton has received the appoint
ment of village marshal and, so far, has per-
formed his duties well.
Heath served an injunction on S. ID. But
Ter. TO stop him from selling collins, but
could not make it stick.
d. Billings is getting very tired walking to
and from N. Taplin's so many times a day.
He had better rest a while.
Jap Pitcher, who went to Portland, Oregon,
about four weeks since, has returned. 1t
was too warm for him there.
The correspondent of the Watervliet Re
cord has been rusticating in the country for
few days. Must be some attraction there.
Mrs. John Mantle and her father, who
were thrown from their carriage on Sunday
of last week while on their way to church,
are able to be out again.
Ed. Vanderhite has purchased A. w.
Rogers house hear the railroad. Ed. says he
got tired of trying to rent Houses for rent
are very scarce here. Fred Jilson is trying
10 find one. Better buy, Fred, as Ed. did.
' So great is the attachment to the Rev.
Samuel Taylor, pastor of the Congregational
church of this place, that quite party of
OR citizens drove over TO Lawrence last
Sunday to attend his morning service at that
village.
b. A. Olney, q. w. Merriman, Will Ben
nett and Chas. Northrup are putting down
asphaltum walks in front of their residences
and offices. S. f. Warren, Mrs. Van Ostram
and the Congregational church expect to
extend the walk this week.
Bob Thompson was so beastly drunk few
davs since that the marshal was obliged to
charter wagon and convey him to the cool
er. He was released the next morning with
lecture from Esq. Mortimer and the assur-
ance that repetition of the offense would
lodge him in the Paw Paw jail He was
seen in Taplin's saloon the same evening as
drunk as ever. The query is, "Where did he
&et his liquor?" as every saloonist has been
repeatedly forbidden to let him have any.
The disgraceful affair at Four Mile Lake is
the general topic of conversation here.
Quackenbush, who seems TO have been the
leader has had full swing here for some
time. Some of our authorities seem to
have been afraid of him. 1t is hoped that
he has run the length of his rope. Some of
our young men who have made practice of
going to some lake or resort on Sundays, for
y regular drunk, taking with them one OF
more cases or keg, should take warning
from this disgraceful affair. IL has been
customary for them, during the past year
whenever they couldn't get ont of town, to
hold their carnival at some saloon here, and
vet nothing has been done about it. IL ought
40 be made the duty of some officer TO inves.
Kgate our saloons, as they violate the law
every week.
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Wonderful Cures.

Covert d Bartram, retail druggists of Paw
Paw, Mich. say: We have been selling DR..
Kings New Discovery, Electric Bitters and
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for four years. Have
never handled remedies that sell as well, or
give such universal satisfaction. There have
been some wonderful cures effected by these
medicines in this city. Several cases of pro-
nounced consumption have been entirely
cured by use of few bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, taken i'll connection with
Electric Bitters. Weguarantee them always.
Sold by Covert & Bartranl.
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Almeua.

Charley Thomas has returned from his
Missouri trip.
George Failing has gone to Grand Rapids
to visit a sick brother
Corn planting is in order now; getting
ready for the much needed rain.
Rev. Hayden is back from the West and is
stopping with his brother Eber.
Miners house, recently vacated by Charley
Thomas, is again occupied-by Hoosiers, We
understand.
Base ball every Saturday afternoon. Two
clubs. Last Saturday their score was thirty
nine and forty-one.
Several new monuments have recently been
erected in our cemetery, the last one in
memory of Mrs. p. N. iced.
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Porter

One of VIM. Pitts twins was buried last
Saturday.
Timothy Wyman has been quite i'll, but is
improving.
John Stilwell has sold his span of grays to
Frank Bauder.
Thos. Nesbitt and family recently visited
relatives in Union City.
Fred Nash was chosen as chairman of the
board of school inspectors.
Corn planting was all the rage last week,
but is nearly out of style now.
Miss Matte Nash of Toledo, is visiting at
the residence of her uncle, James Nash.
Last week James Burlington was again
called to Grand Rapids on jury business.
James Nash and Sanford Harris were
appointed as members of the board of review
John Stilwell has neat little house nearly
completed for the accommodation of his
hired man, George Newkirk.
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IawtOu.

Esq Morrill, is expected home from the
far West some time this month.
Ralph McFee of Kalamazoo, formerly of
this place, is visiting the boys in town.
Geo. Beldin is doing good work fixing up
cross walks, some of which were in danger
Gus condition.
Arrangements have been perfected to pro-
cure the score of the league ball games at
their close each evening.
Mrs Higgins died at the residence of F. j.
Fuller on Friday last. She was the mother
of Mrs. Fuller and was about eighty three
years old.
Misses Sweet and Fenton start for Ten
nessee this week. where Miss Sweets mother
and sister are located. The journey will, no
doubt, be tedious one, as Miss Sweet is in
the last stages of consumption.
The house of Mr.. billie was being moved
through the streets last week, to his farm
north of the village. 1t would seem as
though it would have been fully as cheap to
sell the old house and build new one, as it
was to move the old one SO far
A good many people are down with scarlet
rash. We are among the number and before
we were aware of it we had severe cold
stuck to us, in consequence of which, during
the greater part of the week, we have been
confined to our little bed, which makes it
rather unpleasant for us.
Lawton has first class opening for a
rafting good photographer Lots of babies
are growing homely by reason of crying so
much to have their pictures taken. Some of
~ older ones, too, think they are handsome
enough to get in front of a camera. Let
them come to Paw Paw and they can be
accommodated. Ed.
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Resolutions.

The following resolutions were prepared
and adopted by the Teachers Association
held at Lawrence:
WHKREAs-The teachers of Van Buren, county
feel grateful for the kind and hospitable In
which they were entertained, therefore
Res0LCed-That express our thanks TO the
people Of Lawrence for the kindness and hospitality
shown in entertaining us, and to the school board
OF Lawrence for the use Of their school building
during the meeting of the association:
ResOtUed-That we express our thanks to Mr.. ii
W. Harvey for his able address on "The Lights and
Shadows of Army Life,' and to the Congregational
society for the of their church, and to all those
who took part in furnishing the excellent music
during the meeting
Res0IUed-That we show to Mr.. V. NJ. Tuthfll oui
appreciation of the untring efforts he has made To
secure successful, profitable and pleasant meeting
of the association.
WHERKAs-The members of this association have
by the death of Miss st. John, our vice-president
lost one of our most faithful and efficient workers
il il
ResokC6d-That We express deep regret for heI
death aud for the loss of able and earnest worker
Res0tred-That copy of these resolutions be-
furnished the Decatur Republican and the TRUE
NoRTHRRSER for publication.
W. V. SAGE,
MISS LUELLA WARING, Com.
MISS HELENA PIERsoN,
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